From 1-2pm on Monday, one of the art world's arch satirists, David Shrigley, will be in the hotseat to answer your questions. He started out as a cartoon-artist known for silly, audacious slogans in his signature capital-letter type. But for his upcoming retrospective at London's Hayward gallery, he has increased his output of surrealist sculpture (which until now has most notably consisted of stuffed animals holding up signs regarding their mortality, and leisure centres in miniature). Expect wildly oversized eggs and huge keyrings that should dangle from the waistband of a security guard giant.

What would you like to know about his life or work? Where does the funny man look for inspiration? Where do his witty meditations on death really come from? Why has he decided to become a tattoo artist? Why did he write a libretto about a depressed egg and a spoon? Is he trying to perk up the po-faced art scene? Ask away ...

•David Shrigley will be here to answer your questions between 1pm and 2pm (GMT) on Monday. Post your questions below, then come here to join him in conversation on Monday

I think it's perfectly reasonable to believe in an 'invisible sky daddy'.People believe in lots of things that don't actually exist. Like democracy, for example.RE: Cats: The eyes are there first; the hair grows around them.

I got asked to do Bonnie Prince Billy video because I met Laurence from Domino records once and I told him I was a big BPB fan. I guess they figured I'd do the job for very modest reward (they were right). In retrospect I don't think it's a great video, but I'm proud of the association. My fav track is perhaps the original 'I am a cinematographer' though there are lots of others.

I think it's possible to help a person become an artist, but teaching art is more like Freudian psychotherapy than teaching a 'proper' subject. As an art teacher your job is perhaps to facilitate learning rather than impart knowledge.I think Fine Art should not be an honours degree subject though. It should just be pass or fail.

Judging by this extract from your wikipedia page you like to consider yourself an "outsider artist". How do you square that with the fact that, not only are you establishment trained but you have also, throughout your entire career, been represented by galleries and at exhibitions and events which are very firmly nestled within the contemporary modern establishment?

With your feet so apparently firmly under the establishment table, what do you think qualifies you as a (mock) 'outsider'? What do you think qualifies you as an artist?

I'm not an outsider artist. I'm an insider. I have a degree in Fine Art.I might be an outsider illustrator though. I know almost nothing about illustration (per se) and can't draw very well, but I still do some illustration work.

Having worked in an exhibition where people were horrified that their kids had seen "a DISGUSTING cartoon!" by yourself (utterly ignoring the sign about the display needing parental guidance, and ignoring the fact that their kids were interested in art for a change) I was interested that once the children saw that piece, they started looking more closely at the other exhibits.

Do you think that your work has the ability to reach those usually uninterested or unmoved by "contemporary art", and if so, why? If not, why not?

I don't really know to be honest. I think that making humorous work makes it more accessible, but it doesn't necessarily make it good art. I'm aware that a lot of kids seem to like my work and that makes me happy somehow. I hope it still appeals to adults too though.

Your work truly makes me laugh, with its direct and absurd wit and minimal style. Would you like to see more artists who have a more 'light-hearted' and comedic angle to their art taken more seriously in the Contemporary art world? And do you even like thinking of your own work as 'Contemporary Art'?

I would define myself as a contemporary artist. I don't think you can really argue with that definition. I think there is a place for more humour in the art world, just as there is a place for more of it in the real world. But I also think that if all art were funny then it would get pretty tiresome. You also need some seriousness.

I'm a big Guston fan that's for sure. I think he probably has influenced me, but it's difficult to say how much. I'd say you could see his influence more in artists like Tal R. (who I am also a fan of) because he is a proper painter and I'm not, really.

My advice is:Your degree mark is unimportant.Try not to spend too much money on your art (unless you're rich)Put the hours in and the art will get made.Enjoy yourself.You don't have to be an artist when you leave art school if you don't want to, but if you do want to then it is entirely possible: All you have to do is keep making art.

how has the popularity of your work affected you and your work?I guess. It means I don't have to have a job. So it must be a good thing.what is your favourite album?Velvet Underground- Any Warhol (if I really have to make one choice)will the brown egg i layed ever hatch?Only if you keep sitting on it and make clucking sounds.

My perspective as an aspiring artist is that the art world seems ever more elitist. Art is just a fiscal commodity to art dealers and it's impossible to see a way in. How much do you think 'playing the part' matters in becoming successful ?

Also the need to make money and survive take over most of my energy and time... What are some practical steps you would advise someone to take who wants to make art their life and living ?

I'm incredibly lucky in that respect, obviously. I think it's really important to keep making art if that's what you want to do. You should just make a form of art that's still do-able alongside whatever you haver to do to make money. I spent 5 years as a gallery guide (amongst other things) and I think that's part of the reason came to make drawing the centre of my art practice; because it was possible to do it at the same time as having a job and having little time or money and no studio.Scmoozing can get you a long way in the art world if you're really good at it. But making good artwork will get you a lot further and is a lot more satisfying.

I sent some former colleagues a card bearing one of your designs - it was the one that goes something like: 'Fuck off! 25 sugars in a cup of tea. Ten cups like this a day. Don't tell me I can't'. They were offended. Who's better - me or them?

The most deadpan man in art was nearly not an artist at all. On the eve of his Hayward Gallery show, Brain Activity, here's the man himself talking about art, 'one of the most fun things that one can do that's fun'